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14 years into the 15
Their was only 7 knights left. They lost one just the other day. His body was probably just cooling off. The knights were not getting proper time to mourn their brother, Kay. They were on another mission already. Tracking the woads that had killed Kay. Tristan was going into the east, scouting. The rest Bors, Dagonet, Gawain, Galahad, Lancelot, and Arthur, their commander were going north following other tracks. They rode hard and fast. About an hour later they came upon a clearing and a hill. They rode to the top of the hill to see 3 woads and a young woman fighting.
The young woman was in her late twenties. She was tall about 5'8 with long glossy raven black hair. She was fighting with two short knives and mostly combat. She had bow and arrows strapped to her back. The knights watched from their spot waiting to see if the woman needed help when Gawain spoke up,"She fights like Bors. Maybe she from your tribe."
"The only left from my tribe is Tristan and aye." He said remembering that day when Tristan and he was taken from their families and brutally murder in front of their eyes.
"But look at her. She fights in the same manner of you." Gawain said as she punched the last woad in the nose and then cutting his throat with her knife. She made sure each one of them were died before turning around looking for something. She spotted the knights and took her knives out the same way Bors does. Her hair was braid in six places just like Tristan's. A breeze ruffled her hair and showing her face better. They saw a tattoo on her left cheek of a black star.
Bors let a sigh and said, "Star." The knights looked at him and saw a single tear fall from his eye before he rode down to the woman. The rest of the knights quickly followed. Bors jumped off his horse not caring about it running away.
"Star." He said looking straight into the woman eyes.
"Bors." She replied before putting her knives away. She ran forward and jumped onto him. He picked her up easily and twirled her around in circles as they laughed together. Arthur cleared his throat.
"Sorry Arthur, This is my sister Star. Aye thought she was died." Bors said not letting go of his younger sister.
"Lady." Arthur said bowing.
"You are Roman." She said jumping off her brother and looking at him with weary eyes.
"Star, I trust him with my life." Bors told her.
"If my brother trust you I shall learn." She said still looking at him with weary eyes.
"What brings a beautiful young woman such as yourself here?" Lancelot asked coming forward on his horse.
"Tis not a story to tell while traveling." She said looking at the rest of the knights as if she search for someone.
"Star I have something…"Bors began but was cut off by Tristan coming from the forest and joining the rest of the knights. He looked down at Bors and Arthur then noticing Star. For the first time in years the knights saw Tristan show shock on his face.
"Star." Tristan whispered getting off his horse and walking slowly forward.
"You're alive." Star whispered before launching herself into his arms making them tumble over. What happened made the knights even more shocked. Tristan held onto the woman for dear life. He kept whispering something in her ears but no one else could understand. Arthur cleared his throat but the two ignored them.
"Bors, would you like to explain?" Arthur asked when Tristan and Star just kept on hugging each other.
"Star is Tristan wife." He said beaming. Galahad almost fell off his horse. Gawain snorted on the water he had been drinking. "Much better then the other bloke who wanted to marry her." Dagonet face remained clam but his eyebrows were raised. Arthur and Lancelot just kept on looking at Bors like it was some joke. Tristan and Star finally got off the ground but Star was still attached to him. Her arms around his neck and her legs around his waist. Tristan held her close to him. They did not talk but comfortable in silence.
"Tristan! Why did you never tell us about your wife?" Lancelot asked getting off his horse.
"You never asked and also I was mourning because I thought she was died." Tristan said putting his face in her hair.
"How did you survive?" Bors asked his face becoming serious.
"I do not want to talk about it." Star said her nostrils flaring. Bors eyes narrowed but he did not press…for now.
"Come we must make camp. The sun is setting." Arthur said and starts to make camp were they were standing. Everyone pitched in but Tristan and Bors who were quietly talking to Star.
"Star How did you end up with Tristan?" Gawain asked her as the group joined the small family.
"Our mothers were friends. He was three when I was born and he would come over and help Bors guard my crib were I lay and slept. As I grew older we played together. Tristan was always quiet and kept to himself but I would always be their with him trying to make him talk and laugh." Star said with bright eyes as she sat on her husband lap.
"She was always trailing Tristan as soon as she could walk." Bors said chuckling also earning chuckles from everyone else. "When she became older and boys noticed aye had my work cut out for me but aye being busy with the others I never quite saw Tristan courting her his own way."
"When she reached marriage aged. Two asked her for her hand in Marriage." Tristan said talking for the first time since the knights joined them.
"Tristan and Gareth." Star said, "Gareth was stupid but my parents decided to give both of them a chance and had to keep Bors form killing Tristan for going behind his back." Her eyes danced as she thought of the past. The knights laughed at that. "Tis was a contest of Archery! It was to be held in two days. Gareth was excellent at Archery so Tristan went away for a day and half with his bow and arrows and showed up a half day before the contest. Everyone else thought Gareth would win my hand in marriage but Tristan proved better. We were wedded the next day. I was 14 and he was 17."
"Bors bawled." Tristan told everyone.
"I had something in my eye!" Bors yelled huffing as the rest of the knights and Star laughed into the night.
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